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LIFE CHANGES SOOO FAST!

Tuesday, February 12, 2013



WELL ALOT IN MY LIFE HAS CHANGED! MY DAUGHTER AFTER LOSING 118 POUNDS HAS DECIDED TO LEAVE...LEAVING HER HUSBAND AND THREE CHILDREN! SHE HAS HAD ALOT OF CHANGES WITH THE WEIGHT LOSS AND HER HEAD JUST ISN'T ON STRAIGHT ANYMORE (OR FOR RIGHT NOW) SHE HAD CHANGED SO MUCH NOT JUST IN THE LOOK OF HER BODY BUT HER MIND AND THINKING...I LOVE HER TO DEATH AND I HOPE SHE FINDS WHAT SHE IS LOOKING FOR...BUT I LIVE WITH HER AND HER FAMILY AND WITH HER HARD WORKING HUSBAND I HAVE STEPPED IN AND TAKING CARE OF THE KIDS SO THEY DON'T HAVE TO GO THROUGH ANYMORE THEN THEY ALREADY HAVE GONE THROUGH! SO I AM A MOTHER AGAIN! DON'T GET ME WRONG I LOVE WHAT I AM DOING! THESE KIDS ARE MY LIFE AND VERY GOOD TO TAKE CARE OF BUT IT DOES CHANGE THE WAY MY LIFE WAS....TAKING THEM TO SCHOOL PICKING THEM UP TAKING THEM TO THERE OUTSIDE ACTIVITIES AND GETTING THEM READY FOR THEIR MEALS, BATHES, HOMEWORK AND ALL THAT COMES WITH RAISING KIDS A G A I N...
SO I AM TRYING REALLY HARD TO STAY EVOLVED WITH MY WEIGHT, FOOD AND EXERCISE! AND TRYING TO GET TO MY FEEDS AS MUCH AS I CAN....SO IF YOU DON'T SEE ME FOR AWHILE IT ISN'T THAT I AM GIVING UP IT'S JUST THAT MOTHERHOOD HAS KICKED IN AGAIN! I LOVE ALL OF MY SP FRIENDS AND WILL NEVER GIVE UP ON THIS ADVENTURE...
ONE HAPPY THING THAT IS GOING TO HAPPEN IN MY LIFE IS THE OTHER GRANDMA IS TAKING THE KIDS FOR 6 WEEKS WHILE I GO TO EVERETT, WA. TO VISIT (WHICH HAS BEEN LONG COMING) MY SON AND HIS FAMILY...HE HAS TWO GIRLS ONE OF THEM IS TWO AND I HAVE ONLY SEEN HER TWICE WHEN SHE WAS JUST BORN....SO I AM REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO THIS TRIP...I WILL BE GONE 3/16 - 4/27 AND NOT SURE IF I WILL BE ON THE COMPUTER MUCH!
DON'T GET ME WRONG "LIFE IS GREAT" I HAVE LOST OVER 30 LBS SINCE I STARTED WITH SP AND THAT IS A REALLY GOOD THING...MY SON AND HIS FAMILY EAT VERY HEALTH AND DO ALOT OF WALKING SO I FEEL THIS MIGHT BE A GOOD CHANGE FOR ME FOR AWHILE AND MAYBE HELP ME KICK START MY WEIGHT LOSS AGAIN.
I WANT TO THANK ALL OF MY SP FRIENDS FOR HEARING WHAT I HAVE TO SAY I THINK IT HELPS TO GET THINGS OFF YOUR CHEST ONCE IN AWHILE....LOVE YOU ALL...((((HUGS)))) TO ALL AND HAVE A GREAT VALENTINE'S DAY! LOVE YOU ALL, JUDY emoticon emoticon emoticon emoticon emoticon

  
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CONNIER64 3/26/2013 3:52PM

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SAL1512 2/13/2013 9:30PM

    I feel so sorry for your grandchildren. My Mom left us 4 kids when we were teen agers. Our lives changed for the bad REAL fast. No one stepped up to the plate and helped my Dad. She came and went a few times which really scrambled our hearts. Praise God, your grandchildren have you and the other grand parents. Prayers headed your way and safe journey in March!
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SPARKLISE 2/13/2013 9:30AM

    They are lucky to have you in their life! emoticon
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SPEEDY143 2/12/2013 11:56PM

    emoticon emoticon your grandchildren and SIL are very lucky to have such a sweet grandma... so glad you are still planning on spending time with your DS and his family. I know you will enjoy yourself. You have a busy life ahead of yourself so take good care of your health sweetie emoticon

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GOOZLEBEAR 2/12/2013 3:43PM

    Wow, you have had to really take on alot but I know you will do fine and it is so wonderful for the children and your son-in-law that you can be there for them. Hopefully your daughter will come to her senses and come home and take responsibility. I love the picture of your Grands and that adorable puppy!

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D-ABBY 2/12/2013 1:32PM

    JUDY, I AM PRAYING FOR YOU AND YOUR FAMILY. SO SORRY FOR WHAT YOU ARE GOING THROUGH, AND PRAYING GOD WILL RESTORE YOUR DAUGHTER TO RIGHT THINKING AND DOING. PRAYING STRENGTH FOR YOU AND THE GRANDKIDS, AND FOR YOUR TRIP. ENJOY. WE WILL BE HERE WHEN YOU RETURN. emoticon

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GETTING BACK ON TRACK!

Tuesday, October 16, 2012

emoticon emoticon WELL I HAVE BEEN AWAY FOR AWHILE AND AS YOU ALL KNOW GETTING MY FOLKS (WHO NOW ARE BOTH PASSED) HOUSE AND BUSINESS TAKEN CARE OF! AND I GOT THROUGH IT EVEN WITH AFEW POUND LOSS! emoticon BUT NOW IT IS TIME TO GET BACK TO MY LIFE AND TAKING CARE OF ME emoticon.
YOU KNOW I KNOW WHAT TO DO AND I CAN DO IT RIGHT BUT IT JUST DOESN'T WANT TO HAPPEN FOR MY SOMETIMES! I TELL MYSELF THAT IT WAS BECAUSE OF ALL THAT I WENT THROUGH WITH GETTING THE FOLKS STUFF PACKED UP AND HOUSE BACK TO THE BANK...BUT SOMETIMES I THINK IT WAS JUST ANOTHER EXCUSE THAT WAS ALLOWING ME TO GET AWAY WITH NOT WORKING ON WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE TO GET ME BACK ON TRACK.....SO I HAVE DECIDED THAT I WILL ALWAYS FIND SOMETHING OR SOMEONE TO BLAME ON ME NOT FOLLOWING THE PATH THAT I NEED TO BE ON....SO THERE IS ALWAYS A NEW DAY AND IT IS TIME I GET BACK TO THE BASICS OF THE SP WAY (IT'S THE ONLY WAY FOR ME AT LEAST) emoticon
I AM GOING TO GET BACK TO MY FEED FRIENDS AND START TO TRACK AGAIN...WISH ME LUCK I COULDN'T DO IT WITH OUT ALL MY SP FRIENDS....SEE YOU ON THE MESSAGE BOARD AND FEED AND HAVE THE GREATEST MONTH EVER! emoticon emoticon emoticon

  
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SAL1512 10/19/2012 10:46PM

    Just remember that we are here for you and we know that you can do it!
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LINDAF49 10/17/2012 5:38PM

    Praying for the next step in your healing time from losses.. so good to see you here and sharing the plans to take GOOD CARE of YOU!!! Gentle hugs and I am sipping an extra glass of water just for you to stay the course and be healthy!

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GINA180847 10/17/2012 12:26AM

    Sorry about your parents but they are safe and happy now and it is your turn to be the best you can be. Good luck!

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KAYTIE22 10/16/2012 7:31PM

    You can do it! We're all in this together and we're behind you all the way.

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    Glad that you are back. emoticon

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THIS EXERCISE THING WE DO IS GREAT!!!

Monday, June 25, 2012

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THIS EXERCISE THING WE DO IS THE BEST THING THAT EVER HAPPENED TO ME! TODAY I FELL...YES THE THING I HAVE WORRIED THE MOST ABOUT WHEN I AM BY MYSELF HAPPENED!! BUT I CAN SAY PROUDLY THAT (IT TOOK ME ABOUT 3 MINUTES TO GET UP) I DID GET UP ON MY OWN! I WOULD HAVE NEVER BEEN ABLE TO DO THAT BEFORE EXERCISE! AND I HAD NOTHING TO GRAB ON TO IT WAS JUST MY STRENGTH IN MY LEGS THAT GOT ME UP!!! I KNOW IT SOUND ALITTLE STUPID TO BRAG ON FALLING BUT I AM 64, VERY HEAVY AND NOT IN VERY GOOD SHAPE AND I AM SO EXCITED THAT I CAN DO THINGS LIKE GETTING UP ON MY OWN...THANKS FOR LISTENING TO THIS OLD LADY...
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D-ABBY 6/29/2012 3:07PM

    Sorry to hear of your fall, but so glad to hear of the progress it revealed. I am praising God with you as we work together to reach improved health and smaller sizes. Hugs!

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GINA180847 6/26/2012 9:02AM

    So sorry to hear about your fall but excited that you were able to get up on your own. Keep up the good work.

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JUDYAASH 6/25/2012 8:10PM

    emoticon I wll be glad when I get there. I fell last year and if my grandson hadn't walked in I would have had to lay there until my daughter got home at 6:00, 5 hours. I have been very carefull about falling ever since. Keep up the good work!! emoticon

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SUNRISE14 6/25/2012 5:39PM

    emoticon emoticon emoticon emoticon emoticonI understand where you are coming from ! Do you do the chair exercises ?I am on the chair team and before i started that i would have to walk my hand up the bathroom door wall to hold my arm up to shave under it ! About a week ago with out giving it a thought i wanted to shave under my arms and put my hand straight up in the air and shaved didn't even realize it till i done my second arm ! emoticonI am 61 in July but have very poor health due to heart issues . I AM SO PROUD OF MYSELF TO. emoticon KEEP EXERCISING DON'T GIVE UP KEEP LOSING WEIGHT KEEP FIGHTING FOR A HAPPIER AND HEALTHIER LIFE ! emoticon

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GLITTER60 6/25/2012 4:48PM

  emoticon way to go. i can get in and out of the tub by myself. so i know that i have improved.

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POPSY190 6/25/2012 4:10PM

    I can empathize with you on this one. Well done!

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HOPE I DO OKAY!

Saturday, June 02, 2012

THIS IS A PRETTY SAD DAY FOR ME...MY DAD PASSED AWAY A YEAR AGO TODAY AND HE HAS BEEN IN MY MIND SO MUCH LATELY. MY DAUGHTER AND HER HUSBAND ARE HAVING PROBLEMS AND I AM LEAVING FOR 10 DAYS AND WON'T BE ABLE TO GET ON A COMPUTER WHILE I AM GONE! MY PROBLEM IS I HAVE BEEN DOING PRETTY GOOD WITH MY FEEDS, GOALS AND STREAKS AND I WAS WONDERING IF ANYONE KNOWS IF I KEEP TRACK OF ALL MY INFO LIKE EXERCISE, FOOD, WATER ETC, CAN I COME BACK AND LOG IT IN MY TRACKERS? I AM DOING SO GOOD AND I AM TAKING A PORTABLE DVD PLAYER TO DO MY CHAIR EXERCISING. I WON'T BE LEAVING UNTIL TOMORROW MORNING SO IF ANYONE HAS ANY IDEA IF I CAN DO THAT IT WILL MAKE ME FEEL ALOT BETTER...WISH ME LUCK AND PRAYER FOR ME PLEASE...I LOVE MY SP FRIENDS SO MUCH AND THEY MAKE IT SO MUCH EASIER TO GET THROUGH THE DAY....HUGS FOR YOU ALL...

P.S. TAKING MY KINDLE WITH "THE SPARK" ON IT TO KEEP MY MIND ON WHAT SP IS ALL ABOUT...
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GRANDMA_SANDY48 6/3/2012 5:55PM

    My dad has been gone since 2004 and I still have times when he is on my mind. I even have dreams that he no longer had his legs amputated and is walking and back to normal. I find these dreams and thoughts comforting.

Enjoy your time away. I am not sure what you can back track, but all you can do is try when you get back.

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GINA180847 6/3/2012 11:15AM

    I am quite sure that you can turn back the dates and fill in the info you save up while away. I have done it on the food tracker so I don't see why not on the rest. Take care and try to stay positive. I communicate better with my Dad in my mind now that he is in the next world because he replys so nicely. He wasn't always so nice in this one.

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POPSY190 6/3/2012 1:30AM

    ANNIVERSARIES LIKE THIS ONE ARE ALWAYS HARD TO DEAL WITH. I HOPE YOU ENJOY YOUR TIME AWAY. I THINK YOU CAN ENTER MOST THINGS LATER BUT KEEPING SPARK IN MIND AND USING YOUR DVDS AS YOU PLAN IS THE MOST IMPORTANT THING. WHATEVER YOU ARE ABLE TO LOG OR NOT, YOU WILL KNOW YOU HAVE DONE IT.

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HARROWJET 6/2/2012 9:22PM

    I know the anniversaries can be hard days but they do go by and we do get through them. It is my son's family that is on MY mind so I know how stressful that can be. I hope your time away is a break for you so that you can have some fun. If you are unable to log on, I know you lose that streak because it has happened to me, but you can go back and log some of the other things. Do the best you can while you are gone and then jump back in when you get back.

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MARISPHERE 6/2/2012 8:47PM

    You've got a good plan; you can stick to it. I know how hard it is to lose your Dad, but he's always with you--you one of the best things left of him!


Good luck and God bless!

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SHER143 6/2/2012 6:46PM

    Loved your blog! Guess you got the answer to your question. Am so sorry about the loss of your Dad...know how that is as I don't have either of my parents with me anymore. Really do miss them both. Looks like you are doing really well and know you will continue while you're "away". I just recently got a Kindle and absolutely love it!

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LINDAF49 6/2/2012 6:45PM

    PRAAYING FOR YOU sADDLY, SOME STREAKS DO NOT LET YOU GO BACK AT LEAST THAT i CAN FIGURE OUT... BUT MANY WILL LET YOU ESP FOOD AND EXERCISE.
SUGGESTIONS FOR INTERNET...lOCAL PUBLIC LIBRARY?
MOTELS MIGHT ALLOW YOU TO USE THEIR LOBBY ONE FOR SHORT TIMES,
or just accept the idea of misssing and we will all be freshly awaiting you after your time away. I have made a note to pray through the 12th for you each morning and evening. God bless.

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SHOES17 6/2/2012 6:32PM

    You can definitely go back and put in the info. I have been meaning to look at that because I don't think it gives you credit toward streaks. The main thing is you will have a record of your successes. We will miss you very much. Stay inspired! You might can get online at a local library. When you come back go to Track Your Food. Once you have clicked on that page you will see the words ~Track Your Food in giant bold black letters. Directly under those words is a date line with arrows point back and forward. This is a neat feature if you want to plan your menus for the future. The same holds true for exercise. It will be on red tab! Good luck and prayers with you! emoticon

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VICKI-B--56 6/2/2012 6:08PM

  My heart goes out to you.

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D-ABBY 6/2/2012 5:34PM

    YES, YOU CAN RECORD WHEN YOU RETURN, SO KEEP TRACK. DOES YOUR KINDLE GET THE NET. IF SO, YOU CAN USE IT TO GET TO SPARK. HAVE AND BLESSED TRIP. YOU ARE IN MY PRAYERS.

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SUNRISE14 6/2/2012 5:33PM

    I WOULD THINK YOU COULD BECAUSE THE DAYS GO BACK WARDS ON THE FOOD TRACKER AND YOU HAVE GOALS FOR THE WHOLE WEEK ! IF YOU KEEP IT FOR YOURSELF THATS GOOD TO ! CAN YOU GET ACCESS TO A COMPUTER MAYBE THE LIBRARY ? WHICH I COULD HELP MORE BUT WILL PRAY FOR YOU ! emoticon

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I DID IT! THANKYOU SP AND FRIENDS :)

Monday, May 07, 2012

emoticon emoticon emoticonWELL SP FRIENDS I NEVER THOUGHT I WOULD BE ABLE TO SAY THIS BUT I ENTERED AND FINISHED A 5K WALK FOR BREAST CANCER....IT WAS JUST A FEELING I DON'T THINK I HAVE EVER HAD AND I WOULD HAVE NEVER ENTERED IT IF IT HAVEN'T BEEN FOR SP AND ALL THE SP FRIENDS I READ ABOUT THAT HAVE DONE THIS TOO! I HAD SO MANY OF YOU COMMENT BACK TO ME AND TELLING ME I COULD DO IT AND THAT WALKING WITH A TEAM REALLY HELPS THE TIME GO BY! MAYBE I DIDN'T FINISH IN TO TOP (IN FACT I WAS IN THE BACK OF THE PACK) BUT I DID IT AND WITHOUT SETTING DOWN ONCE TO REST...THIS I HOPE IS THE START OF SOMETHING GOOD FOR ME.
I STARTED OUT ON THE TREAD MILL AT 5 MINUTES AT A TIME THEN INCREASING IT AFEW MINUTES AT A TIME...I WAS WALKING UP TO 20- 50 MINUTES A DAY BY MY WALK...AND LET ME TELL YOU I COULD HAVE NEVER DONE IT WITHOUT ALL MY SP FRIENDS...SO TO ALL MY FRIENDS I SEND emoticon emoticon emoticon emoticon emoticon emoticon emoticonTO EACH AND EVERYONE OF YOU....LOVE YOU ALL LOTS, JUDY

  
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GINA180847 5/9/2012 7:57PM

    Give yourself a big pat on the back. You have changed so much for the better.

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WELLNESSME09 5/9/2012 7:06AM

    Fantastic! well done.
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DBELLE39 5/8/2012 3:33AM

    You rock!!!! emoticon

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JUSFOLK 5/7/2012 9:26PM

    I love to see how you've progressed from walking just 5 minutes a day to doing a 5K. What an inspiration you are! Best wishes as you proceed toward your goals!
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BARBAELLEN 5/7/2012 9:02PM

    I always feel good when I do walks for charity. Now, doesn't it double the good feeling when you know that you've done a good thing not only for the charity but for yourself! Congratulations, and glad you enjoyed it.
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SHERYLDS 5/7/2012 7:48PM

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SAM60SUMTHINK 5/7/2012 6:33PM

    Judy, this is GREAT!!!
And... winning is not nearly as important as just plain getting out there to DO it!!!
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JLPEASE 5/7/2012 5:49PM

    Congratulations!!!!!!!!!! Awesome accomplishment!
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